Phased mission modelling of systems with maintenance-free operating periods using simulated Petri nets

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 980-994

  Chew, S P ^a   Dunnett, S J ^a   Andrews, J D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maintenance free operating period (MFOP); Petri nets; Phased missions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PETRI NETS;

MAINTENANCE-FREE OPERATING PERIOD (MFOP); PHASED MISSIONS;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

EID: 39749165204     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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